Molly miniseries tops streaming charts and gets a TV encore after Samuel Johnson’s Logies win

IT didn’t crack a million in ratings, but Samuel Johnson’s Logies victory is giving the Molly Meldrum miniseries a second wind.

SAMUEL Johnson’s Logies victory is giving the Molly Meldrum miniseries a second wind.

Molly is now the No. 1 trending program on streaming site Stan and has returned to the iTunes Top 20.

Channel 7 will re-screen all four hours of Molly on 7TWO this Saturday night at 8.30pm.

While many complained international musical guests were thin on the ground for this year’s Logies there has still been a sales bump for those who showed up.

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Samule Johnson stars as Molly Meldrum in the hit miniseries. Picture: Seven

972,000 people watched the Logies, which is an audience record companies want to tap into.

Brit James Blunt took a risk premiering what will be the next single from his album The Afterlove.

James Blunt risked it by playing an unfamiliar song at the Logies. Picture: Sarah Matray

However the ballad Don’t Give Me Those Eyes shot into the iTunes Top 5 after the Logies and is still in the Top 10.

His record label dropped the track’s price to $1.19 to help impact, while The Afterlove has returned to the iTunes Top 10.

The album had dropped to No. 28 on the ARIA chart and should rise in next week’s chart.

US singer Andy Grammar’s Fresh Eyes has also jump back into the iTunes Top 20 — smartly Grammar used his promotional visit to announce a return tour in October.

Samuel Johnson being presented with a gold hat from Molly Meldrum at the 2017 Logie awards. Picture: Supplied

After getting a standing ovation for her cover of David Bowie’s Heroes, fans have asked Casey Donovan to release the song on iTunes.

The singer, who won I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here this year, is releasing an original EP shortly.

She shared a taste of a track called Master of Lonely on her social media yesterday.

Donovan used a crowd funding campaign to finance the EP.

Casey Donovan fans want her to release her cover of Heroes from the Logies. Picture: AAP

Originally published as Molly miniseries tops streaming charts and gets a TV encore after Samuel Johnson’s Logies win